please log in to view this image The Reds will depart from John Lennon Airport this afternoon for the 12-day trip with 25 players on board the plane, including new signings Luis Alberto, Iago Aspas, Kolo Toure and Simon Mignolet. They will be joined later on in the tour by Luis Suarez, Sebastian Coates and Pepe Reina, who have been given extended time off by Brendan Rodgers due to their involvement in the Confederations Cup in Brazil. Liverpool will take on an Indonesia XI in Jakarta on Saturday, July 20. They'll then face Melbourne Victory in Australia on Wednesday, July 24 before wrapping up the tour against Thailand in Bangkok on July 28. Liverpool's 2013 tour squad in full: Jones, Johnson, Enrique, Toure, Agger, Alberto, Gerrard, Aspas, Coutinho, Assaidi, Pacheco, Henderson, Downing, Spearing, Lucas, Mignolet, Allen, Borini, Sterling, Kelly, Skrtel, Flanagan, Wisdom, Robinson, Ibe, Suarez, Coates, Reina. http://www.lfctour.com/news/latest-news/rodgers-names-28-man-tour-squad
In news related to this, Dani Pacheco has withdrawn from the tour and is expected to discuss his future sometime soon. Reckon a permanent move to spain looks likely.
ok, thats interesting. the website ought to have never put his name on if the club knew this was coming. maybe it was a tactic to make the move but in the end i was looking this morning and wondering if rodgers was giving him a go.